[Troubleshooting] Stock antennas extended - unstable connection
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Hey all, I live in a canal boat and sail in and around London. Since the boat is made of metal, it blocks data signals inside. So even though usually I am getting good connection outside, it's bad inside.
I decided to try and extend the stock antennas instead of buying expensive external ones because it didn't seem essential.
I built a rig to make sure they are high enough and stable. I was expecting the connection will be at par or superior to what my phone gets.
However it's very unstable and is always worse than what my phone 4G is able to pull. Often I have to switch to 3G to get usable connection. Is this not a good idea for some reason? Or am I doing a small mistake which can be fixed?
@Sunshine Thanks for your reply.
The manual band selection worked! Instant change in speed, went from 0.6Mbps to 20Mbps. As you suggested, I figured out which band my phone is using and switched to the same one. Thanks for the suggestion !
But why is the router picking a band which is slower? And why is the phone doing a better job of it? (I have a Pixel 6 and it's the same carrier, same plan) Since we move the location of the boat often, is this something I have to do everytime we change location?
